Author Topic: DW in .45 Colt (Read 692 times)

jd45 · « **on:** April 02, 2004, 07:25:30 AM »

Hello to all,.... I'm looking to start using a handgun for deer hunting & have heard good things about DW's. Since I already load for .45 Colt & know its wide potential I'm leaning to this caliber. I'd appreciate any feedback from you guys about this combo. What model or models should I be looking at? I've read here that DW's are strong, but in this chambering, is there enough meat between the chamber walls & the bolt-cuts to allow really stout loads to be run thru the firearm? Maybe the bolt-cuts have been positioned between the chambers in the cylinder, to fix a p
ossible weak contition? I appreciate your input. jd45. PS...thinking about an 8" bbl.

unspellable · « **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2004, 11:36:41 AM »

While we're on the subject,I'd like to know the chamber dimensions and groove diametr for the 45 Colt in a DW. Are the chambers the traditional oversized ones, or are they modernized and tighter?

Lone Star · « **Reply #2 on:** April 06, 2004, 03:54:00 PM »

My M45 is over 12 years old, but it has minimum chambers unlike my Ruger in this chambering. It is very strong, although I have not hotrodded it above the typical Ruger/TC load data. I used it for silhouettes for years, firing a 300 LBT at 1080 fps ( just subsonic for wind drift minimization ). Very accurate and recoil is light - not surprising with a 4# weight. Mine has the 8" barrel, a bit long for hunting but I have used it, firing a 300XTP into a Kodiak deer - one shot, one deer - but no surpise there with a proven cartridge. :wink:

jd45 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 06, 2004, 04:17:09 PM »

Thanx for the reply, Lone Star......looks like I can blame you when I buy one of these things (grin) jd45